Players who made their major league baseball debuts in
games through Aug. 31:

HITTERS

Chone Figgins, 2B Angels

HT: 5-9 WT: 155 B/T: B/R

BORN: Jan. 22, 1978, in Leary, Ga.

ACQUIRED: Traded from Colorado for OF Kimera Bartee
on July 13, 2001.

DEBUT: Pinch-running for Scott Spiezio Aug. 25 in
the ninth inning of an 8-3 win against Boston, he went from first to third on
a single to left, then scored the go-ahead run on a suicide squeeze.

ANALYSIS: The contract of Desmond DeChone Figgins
was purchased from Salt Lake (AAA) on Aug. 23 when OF Tim Salmon went on the
DL. Chone (pronounced Shawn) was originally selected by the Rockies as a shortstop
in the fourth round of the 1997 amateur draft out of Brandon (Fla.) HS. Figgins
committed 40 errors and turned just 35 double plays in 51 games at short in
his pro debut and posted 45 errors in 122 games two seasons later at Salem (A),
prompting the move to second base. He began to mature offensively the second
season at Salem, leading the Carolina League with 14 triples and 92 runs while
improving his average 39 points to .278. Figgins was promoted to Carolina (AA)
to begin the 2001 season and struggled, hitting .220 in 332 at-bats before being
traded to the Angels. He finished the season hitting .268 in 138 at-bats at
Arkansas (AA). Figgins was leading the Pacific Coast League with 18 triples
before his call-up.

PITCHERS

Clay Condrey Padres

HT: 6-3 WT: 195 B/T: R/R

BORN: Nov. 19, 1975, in Beaumont, Texas.

ACQUIRED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent June
29, 1998 out of McNeese State.

DEBUT: The last of four pitchers Aug. 28 in a 2-1
loss to Houston, he allowed one hit and one walk in one scoreless inning.

ANALYSIS: The contract of Clayton Lee Condrey was
purchased from Portland (AAA) on Aug. 25 when P Tom Davey was sent down. After
struggling with arm injuries his senior season at McNeese State, Condrey gave
up baseball and went home to work at the county jail. At his father's urging,
he attended a tryout camp and impressed major league scouts, getting a call
from the Padres. Condrey hadn't made a single start in his pro career before
being inserted into the Portland rotation in late April. He had made 190 relief
appearances at all levels of the organization, pitching 236 innings with a 4.23
ERA, including parts of three years as a closer. Despite his lack of starting
experience, he pitched six innings or more in 13 of his final 17 starts. He
went 5-2 with a 2.92 ERA the last two months before his call-up.